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ESX Agent Manager must be configured to limit access to internal packages.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239382 VCEM-67-000011 SV-239382r674640_rule Medium
Description
The "package.access" entry in the "catalina.properties" file implements access control at the package level. When properly configured, a security exception will be reported if there is an errant or malicious webapp attempt to access the listed internal classes directly or if a new class is defined under the protected packages. The ESX Agent Manager comes preconfigured with the appropriate packages defined in "package.access", and this configuration must be maintained.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 EAM Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42615r674638_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep "package.access" -A 5 /etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Expected result:

package.access=\
sun.,\
org.apache.catalina.,\
org.apache.coyote.,\
org.apache.tomcat.,\
org.apache.jasper.

If the output of the command does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42574r674639_fix)
Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-eam/catalina.properties

Ensure that the "package.access" line is configured as follows:

package.access=\
sun.,\
org.apache.catalina.,\
org.apache.coyote.,\
org.apache.tomcat.,\
org.apache.jasper.